The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-23

Ever and forever your devoted friend
in Christ. IL. LYNCH.
.sRev. D. Keller, T. p"
CAVAN.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the League of Mullagh: Re
solved, That we desire to express
! our great regret at the demise of our
highly esteemed and valued President,
the late Mr.. Z. l.. O'Reilly, and hasten
to tender his family our slncerest and
most respectful sympathy. Resolved,
That while congratulating Father
Keller on the digniied and manly
stand he has made on behalf of his suf-
fering people, and offering him our
sympathy in his imprisonment, we de-
sire to put forth our emphatic protest
against this latest act of injustice on
the part of our blood-letting Govern
ment.
CORK.
The Freeman, March 26, says: To-
day the inquest on the body Of Patrick
O'Hanlon, the young fisherman who
was killed at Youghal in police
charge on the night of Tuesday, March
s, was resumed by Coroner Rice. The
hearing of the evidence in the case
closed on Wednesday last, and the in
quiry was then adjourned to this day.
The interest in the proceedings contin-
ued undated, and the court was
crowded during the day.
DERRY.
The landlords and magistrates met at
Derry and asked Dublin Castle for
coercion laws for their county.
DOWN.
At a meeting of the teuantry Of the
Cory estate, situate at Corcreechy, near
Newry, it was unanimously resolved to
demand reduction OF 20 per cent. on
last years rent; that memorial be sent
at once to the agents demanding the
reduction, and that the agents be re-
quested to communicate the decision of
the landlord to the chairman Of the
meeting. 1t was also resolved that
should the proprietors refuse to grant
the desired reduction, the tenants
should adopt the plan Of campaign.
KERRY.
The Freeman of March rs tells how
Lenihan was shot by the Kerry pO-
lice: On Sunday at about $50 o'clock
an occurrence of a tragic nature took
place at Ballybranagh, which is situated
about three miles from Tra!ee, resulting
in the shooting of a young man named
Patrick Lenihan. It appears at the
above mentioned hour patrol Of police,
consisting of Sergeant Cornelius Nc
Carthy, Constable Thomas Beatty and
Constable Cornelius Quinlan, were am
pushed in q cow shed belonging to a
farmer named John Scollard. Scollard' s
own dwelling house is attached to that
Of another farmer named Morgan King,
both houses being at right angles to the
main road, but Kings being the near
est to it. The ovt-otfices belonging to
King and John Scotland are in front Of
their dwelling hous S, and run parallel
to them at a distance Of about five
yards. The ambushed constables, at
the hour already stated. hearing some
noise in the direction of Kings house,
bestirred themselves, and on looking
out perceived a number of men, consist
ing of about thirteen, some few of
them being disguised and some armed,
at the door of Kings dwelling house,
Three of the party entered the kitchen,
and one Of them asked the ser
want boy, who was sleeping in
the settlebed," and vino was the
only occupant Of that apartment
at the time, for light. The boy re-
piled that he had not got one, and the
same man then called ont to mo. A.
for one. He had scarcely finished his
utterance when a cry of ''Police' was
raised from outside. The three men
immediately left the kitchen, and, join
ing their comrades outside, fled toward
a gate distant short way, which led to
the fields at the lack Of the houses.
The police state that Sergeant McCar-
thy called on the party to stand in the
Queens name, but the only answer re-
ceiyed was a shot fired by one Of the
party. The police then fired three shots
in return, and, as they aver, proceeded
Immediately to the back of the houses,
going round by the top gable, which,
according to their position at the time,
was the nearest to them, thus thinking
to come up with the Moonlighting par
ty in the back yard. When the police
arrived in the back yard they espied at
distance some Of the party, and it APP
pears fred some more shots, but to no
effect. The police kept np the pursuit
through the fields for some time, but